An Experiment in Human Connection
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Antisocial Social Club is an experiment in human creativity and connection. For 365 days, I'm committed to sharing real talk that goes deeper than the chatter and noise of social media. I might fake my own death on social media in 2025, and if I do, this is where you'll find me instead. Please come along for the ride! No, I don't know where we're going, and I'm not sure when we'll be back. So get in, but only if you're down for a trip into creative chaos and the wild unknown.
34. baptism
I got baptized today. I am, once again, a new creation.
It wasnāt my first time, and it wonāt be the last. It was just one of many recurring immersions in the waters of sacred renewal, but like every time, it surprised me how much I needed to be submerged, cleansed, and reborn.Ā
I hadnāt surfed i...
Jan 18, 2025
34. more monster
I really need to just do less.
Lately, I feel like Iām getting hit over the head with this lesson, a wisdom nugget that I apparently need to learn slowly, repeatedly, and with an obnoxious frequency: my capacity and capability are not the same.Ā
I am wildly, expansively, divinely, purposefully ca...
Jan 17, 2025
32. angry women
We need more angry women.Ā
Actually, let me be more accurate.
We need more clear, strong, direct, unafraid women, who are willing to call things as they see them.
We need women who actively work to shed and release the conditioned fawn response that causes us so much harm, usually for the sake of...
Jan 16, 2025
31. how are you
One benefit of starting this project is I no longer feel pressured to give a full and complete answer to the question āhow are you?ā
It seems like such a simple question on the surface, but it almost always stumps me.Ā
Part of me wants to give a full and complete answer, which is of course only a...
Jan 15, 2025
30. cheating
Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldnāt keep her.Ā
Put her in a pumpkin shell, and there he kept her very well.Ā
Honestly, what the actual fuck was that rhyme about? Some weird patriarchal vibes there that we turned into a kids song?Ā
Anyway, Iām thinking about cheating.Ā
No, not...
Jan 14, 2025
29. unsubscribe
Since beginning this project of stepping back from social media, committing to daily writing, and generally cleaning up my digital consumption habits, Iāve also been ruthlessly unsubscribing from email marketing campaigns.Ā
Pretty much, if it came from a mailing list, I hit the unsubscribe button...
by Amelia Travis ā
Jan 13, 2025
28. throne
I am in a strange place.Ā
Not emotionally, but materially, physically, environmentally.Ā
Thereās an interesting phenomenon that co-occurs with unexpected change in oneās environment, something we rarely notice until unforeseen disruptions of the normal routine unravel the weave of the familiar an...
Jan 12, 2025
27. how it feels
Content Warning: Today's piece reflects on the California fires, gun violence, white supremacist culture, and other potentially activating topics. Please read at your own risk, take care of your mental health and your people, and skip this one if you're feeling taxed by the weight of the world.
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Jan 11, 2025
26. the curtain
āPay no attention to the man behind the curtain,ā cries a slightly hysterical voice, desperate to conceal the true workings of a complex illusion.Ā
In the closing scenes of the Wizard of Oz, we learn that the mysterious, renowned, āgreat and powerfulā Oz is not an omnipotent, indefatigable magici...
Jan 10, 2025
24. chaos
Wow.Ā
Just wow.
I am actually astounded at the level of disarray in our house right now.Ā
On Sunday, a massive storm system moved through the area and after the deluge, we noticed water seeping up from our floorboards.Ā
Cue panic.
Itās now Thursday, and after ripping up half the floors in the hou...
Jan 09, 2025
24. brambles
I started bleeding yesterday, unexpectedly, as itās only day 19 of my cycle. I say unexpectedly, although my menstrual cycle has been anywhere from 17 days to 31 days over the last 13 moons, and itāsĀ - big sigh - undeniable that perimenopause is upon me.Ā
More to come on that later, as I have an...
Jan 08, 2025
23. what if it works
A strange thing has been happening over the past week with our correspondence.
As you know, the last few days Iāve written to you, Iāve been full of piss and vinegar (ew thatās actually such a gross expression when you type it), rage and complaints.Ā
Two nights ago, I bemoaned my estranged inner ...
Jan 07, 2025
